Plagiarism
According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online, the meaning of the word "plagiarize" is:
To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's one: use (another's production) without crediting the source.
Source:https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarize
Different types of Plagiarism
Helpful Links
- What Constitutes Plagiarism?a comprehensive site from Harvard U with ample examples
- How to recognize plagiarism?From Indian University, Bloomington
- Plagiarism TutorialFrom Duke University. Check out the neat Scholarly Procedures table.
- Plagiarism TutorialFrom University of Texas, Austin
- Plagiarism TutorialFrom University of Southern Mississippi. Excellent pretest, posttest, and quizzes.
- Now Showing Plagiarism TutorialFrom Rutgers Library. An infotainment movie on plagiarism!
- The Plagiarism CourtAn interactive tutorial from Fairfield University.
Plagiarism Guides in Health Sciences
- Examples of Paraphrasingfrom US Dept. of Health & Human Services, The Office of Research Integrity
- Retraction Watcha blog watching for retractions in scientific papers mostly in the life sciences field.
Plagiarism Games
- Goblin ThreatA fun game from Lycoming College, PA
Plagiarism Videos
The following videos offer helpful information understand plagiarism and how to avoid it.
Paraphrasing
How to Paraphrase: Avoid Plagiarism in Research Papers with Paraphrases & Quotations by Dr. David Peak
Additional Resources
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing -- Oh, My! -- a blog entry from EasyBib